Lab
No lab work accepted after May 1, 2009
Lab Grading Lab Schedule
Lab Assistants
Lab Sections
The lab is Embrey 123.
The building is generally open at 8:00 AM and locked at 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
For each lab bring:
· lab manual, study guides
·
3½ inch IBM formatted diskettes or flash drive 
· pen, pencil, eraser, highlighter
General lab
instructions
Your success in mastering the Microsoft applications depends primarily upon you! Every time you use your computer note something new: what's this icon for, what's this menu selection do, what's on the menu bars, how is the screen laid out, what's the default value, etc. Also:
· Read your lab manual before coming to lab.
· Know your lab assistant's name and know how to contact your lab assistant.
· Put your name, lab assistant's name, day, and lab time on all work in a header
· Turn lab work in as it is completed to lab assistant. Make sure they received it in person!! No assignments will be accepted by e-mail.
· You are allotted 200 pages per term for printing all lab work and homework. After that you will need to go to the Help Desk and pay for additional pages. Log off before you leave lab.
· Keep all returned homework and lab assignments until the end of the semester in case a grade is accidently unrecorded by your lab assistant.
When you finish one assignment you may start the next lab assignments early, if you wish.
Lab attendance is required until all lab work is completed, for the comprehensive lab exam, and for your PowerPoint presentation.
You may require extra time on your part outside of your regular lab section because of semester holidays and schedules.
You may come to the lab in Embrey to work any time there is an open computer except when a class other than ME 1305 is being held.
Lab grades are based on work finished.
Finishing and turning in all Word assignments is worth 4 points on your final grade. No partial credit will be given.
Finishing and turning in all Excel assignments is worth 4 points on your final grade. No partial credit will be given.
Finishing and turning in all Access assignments is worth 4 points on your final grade. No partial credit will be given.
Finishing and turning in all PowerPoint assignments is worth 2 points on your final grade. No partial credit will be given.
Giving your presentation in lab is worth 2 points on your final grade. No credit will be given unless the presentation is given in lab.
Lab is an integral part of this course. If less than 8 lab points are earned you will automatically fail this class.
Lab Schedule
Week Topic
1 Microsoft Word 4% Instructions for Word Starts week of January 26
2 Microsoft Word
3 Microsoft Word
4 Microsoft Excel 4% Instructions for Excel Starts week of February 16
5 Microsoft Excel
6 Microsoft Excel
7 Microsoft Excel
All Word and Excel lab work due by March 20.
8 Microsoft Access 4% Instructions for Access Starts week of March 23
9 Microsoft Access
10 Microsoft Access
11 Microsoft PowerPoint 2% Instructions for PowerPoint Starts week of April 13
12 Microsoft PowerPoint Lab exam given in lab
13 PowerPoint Presentations in Lab 2% PowerPoint Presentations
All Access and PowerPoint work due by May 1.
No lab work accepted after May 1, 2009.
Monday at 8:00, 10:00, 1:00, 3:00
Tuesday at 9:00, 1:00
Wednesday at 10:00, 1:00, 3:00
Thursday at 11:00, 3:00
Friday - No labs
Sesha Akula
Bhavin Ghandi bgandhi@smu.edu
Mohamed Gharib mgharib@engr.smu.edu
Brandon Least
Julie Pollard